Three floors of free, hands-on space and Earth exhibits at The Gateway in downtown Salt Lake City, with Sensory Friendly Saturday every Saturday from 9:30 to 11:30 am, when lights and sounds are adjusted, and headphones, sunglasses and weighted blankets on request at the ticketing counter.
Sensory supports. Sensory Friendly Saturdays, headphones on request.
Hours
Sunday through Thursday 9:30 am to 8 pm; Friday and Saturday 9:30 am to 11 pm. Sensory Friendly Saturday: every Saturday, 9:30 to 11:30 am. Show times change by date and are on the planetarium's ticket page. Beginning Monday, November 16, 2026, the main elevator will be out of service for about four days.
“Sensory Friendly Saturday occurs every Saturday between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.”
“During these hours, the museum lights and sounds are adjusted throughout the free exhibit area as well as the Dome and IMAX® theatres to facilitate a safe, welcoming, and fun environment for visitors with sensory needs.”
“Noise-canceling headphones, sunglasses, weighted blankets, needs charts, magnifying glasses and sensory objects are available upon request, please inquire about these items at the ticketing counter.”
On the planetarium's ticket page, the Saturday-morning Dome and IMAX showings are labeled Sensory Friendly; pick your date to see that day's titles and times.
The planetarium offers its sensory bags and items through a partnership with KultureCity.
To ask for accommodations at a planetarium event or program, email communityprograms@SaltLakeCounty.gov.
Cosmic Light Shows (laser shows) in the Dome, like The Dark Side of the Moon on weekends (lasers in a fusion of color, light and sound; no late seating)not stated
Three floors of free, hands-on exhibits, including a giant tornado you can step inside, a 6-foot globe of the Earth and a 1,700-pound meteorite you can touch. Shows play throughout the day in the Hansen Dome Theatre and the Northrop Grumman IMAX Theatre. On the ticket page, Dome and IMAX tickets are $10 general admission and $8 for a child. Late seating isn't allowed for Cosmic Light Shows (laser shows), for safety reasons.
Discounts: with proof of an EBT card (Museums for All), IMAX or Dome Theatre admission is $3 each. ASTC passport members get admission to one film a day in the Hansen Dome Theatre for up to five people per membership, when both their home museum and their home are more than 90 miles away in a straight line. Children in the annual PBS Reading Marathon get free admission to the dome theatre with a paying adult. The Salt Lake Connect Pass includes one Dome Theatre and one IMAX documentary admission. Groups of 20 or more can get a discounted show rate by reservation through the field trip request form or ClarkReservations@SaltLakeCounty.gov.
Parking: the Gateway's South Parking Garage has two direct entrances to the planetarium (Levels 0 and -1); the closest garage entrance is off 100 South between 400 West and Rio Grande Street (450 W). The garage has no gates: scan the QR code on a garage sign to start a parking session, then scan the second QR code at the planetarium's front desk before you leave to bring the rate down to $1 for up to 3 hours, and end your session in the app so you aren't charged more. During a Delta Center event, choose "Merchant Parking".
By transit, UTA's Planetarium Stop is directly east of the front door.
Access: enter at 400 W 100 S, or through the planetarium's garage entrance on Level 0, Row C of the south parking garage, where a visitor-operated access lift is inside the double doors; staff can help with the doors and the lift. If you need help, call 385-468-7827 at the time of your visit or before you arrive. Staff can't help visitors into or out of a wheelchair or mobility aid. Service animals are allowed; other animals are not.
